It may look crunchy and lickable and good enough to marry but actually it's waaaaaaay too dense and lacks any of the necessary tang of a classic sourdough.

At least, in my opinion.

The rest of the brood seemed to think it was not half bad, including my sourdough-loathing eldest sister.

But for me? Yuck.

Anything that tastes even vaguely of manipulated curd causes my gag reflex to twitch spasmodically.
I'm pretty sure i made this face a few dozen times while performing a routine and very necessary bread test:

Oh, well.

Perhaps the next attempt will be more of a success.

The next attempt that i believe said life-creating sister is coercing me into making tomorrow.